Tage Ekfeldt

Tage Ekfeldt

Tage Ekfeldt (left) and Gösta Brännström in 1952
Personal information
Born 14 June 1926
Kuddby, Norrköping, Sweden
Died 28 December 2005 (aged 78)
Skövde, Sweden
Sport
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 400 m, 800 m
Club Örebro SK
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 400 m – 47.6 (1952)
800 m – 1:49.0 (1953)[1][2]

Tage Henning Ekfeldt (14 June 1926 – 28 December 2005) was a Swedish sprinter who won a bronze medal in the 4 × 400 m relay at the 1950 European Athletics Championships, together with Gösta Brännström, Rune Larsson and Lars-Erik Wolfbrandt. They failed to reach the final at the 1952 Summer Olympics, and finished fourth at the 1954 European Athletics Championships.[1][3] Ekfeldt won the national titles in the 400 m (1952), 800 m (1952 and 1953) and 4 × 400 m (1952 and 1953). In 1953 he set a new national record in the 800 m.[4]

References

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  3. Tage Ekfeldt. Swedish Olympic Committee.
  4. Tage Ekfeldt 1926-06. storagrabbar.se
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